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ponce
/ˈpoʊnseɪ/
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What does ponce mean?
proper noun
- A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.
More meanings (9)
noun
- (derogatory, slang) Synonym of kept man.
- (derogatory, slang) Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
- (derogatory, slang) Synonym of poof: an effeminate gay man; any similarly effeminate man.
- (derogatory, slang) The stomach of a pig, especially when stuffed as chaudin (a Louisianan food).
verb
- (derogatory, slang) To act as a pimp.
- (derogatory, slang) To try to get rid of or sell something.
- (derogatory, slang) To borrow (something) from somebody without returning it.
- (derogatory, slang) To cadge.
- (derogatory, slang) To behave in a posh or effeminate manner.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpoʊnseɪ/
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The air was fairly rent with cheers for "le General Tom Ponce."
The ill-fated Ponce de Leon when he discovered Florida, in spite of his superior education, announced his firm belief in the land of the "Fountain of Perpetual Youth," in the pursuit of which he had risked his fortune and life.